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Date of Patent:
Aug. 13, 2024

Filed:

Jul. 07, 2021
Applicant:

Keyence Corporation, Osaka, JP;

Inventor:

Kengo Yanase, Osaka, JP;

Assignee:

KEYENCE CORPORATION, Osaka, JP;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 21/00 (2006.01); G01B 9/0209 (2022.01); G02B 9/02 (2006.01); G02B 21/36 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 21/0056 (2013.01); G01B 9/0209 (2013.01); G02B 21/361 (2013.01);
Abstract

A white light interference microscope includes an imaging part taking interference images, a laser light source, a light receiving part receiving reflected light of laser beam from a sample via a confocal optical system and generating a light reception signal corresponding to the light receiving intensity of the reflected light, a focal calculation part calculating a focal position matching a focus of the objective lens with a surface of the sample based on the light reception signal at each height position of the stage or the objective lens, a focus adjustment part adjusting the height position of the stage or the objective lens to match with the focal position, and a first measuring part measuring the surface shape of the sample based on a plurality of interference images taken by the imaging part at a plurality of height positions defined within a height range including the focal position.


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